Welcome to UTHSC Office of Research

In FY05, UTHSC faculty and staff received almost $100 million in external funding for research and sponsored programs and ranked 105th among institutions of higher education funded by the National Institutes of Health. Seven College of Medicine departments--Anatomy, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Pharmacology, Physiology, and Urology--ranked in the top 45 for NIH funding, while the College of Medicine as a whole ranked 68th.

These pages are designed to enhance your access to research information. You will find information regarding research programs, resources, research policies, compliance and more from the many research support offices located on campus. Use the information organized on these pages to make the most of your research experiences. Please send us your requests for additional information using the contact information.

UT Research News

• UTHSC F&A Rate newly updated
  Please check newly updated Facilities and Administrative Costs Agreement for UTHSC campus: F&A_Rate_Agreement_12_05_07.pdf. From now updated F&A rate and cognizant agency name must be used.
  - 2/15/2008
  
  
• Sign to research listservs:
  Fundops@listserv.utmem.edu - Provides information on funding opportunities as they are made available to ORA.
  Resadmininfo@listserv.utmem.edu - Provides information about changes in University and/or sponsor policy, training opportunities related to reseach administration, and other grant-related information of interest to the campus.
  - 9/06/2006
  
  
• "Materials Transfer in Academia" brochure, developed by the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) is now available. The information is general in nature and provides a useful perspective on university technology transfer practices for the benefit of university faculty and administrators. The exchange of material between universities and industrial laboratories can often be problematic because of legal or even ethical issues. The brochure is provided here in an effort to create better understanding by faculty and staff of the potential complexities of material transfer agreements. - 01/20/2006
  
  
• A University of Tennessee pharmaceutical chemist who developed a testosterone replacement drug has been given the 2005 Wheeley Award for commercializing the results of his research. - 10/05/2005 [MORE]
  
  
• Researchers from The University of Tennessee Health Science Center are aggressively pursuing research on biological threats and agents of bioterrorism. [MORE]